Europe is still looking around for some one on whom to cast the blame for
the Cretan muddle. The present idea is that England is the guilty party.
This last report may not have any more truth in it than that about Russia,
but it is now, said that England is bent upon conquering the Transvaal,
and securing South Africa for herself, and that she has stirred up all
this Cretan mischief, so that Germany and the other European Powers may be
too busy at home to look after her abroad.
Whoever is to blame, the Greeks are going steadily ahead. Fighting
continues, the Greek arms being mainly successful.
Turkey has tried to send fresh troops to Crete, but has been prevented by
the Powers.
The ports of Crete are closely blockaded, and the island is running short
of food.
There is a story that when the Greek fleet was ordered to leave Cretan
waters by the Powers, its commander, Commodore Reinecke, replied that he
would only obey the orders of his own government, and that, though the
Powers sank his ship, he would not move until he had his country's orders
to do so.
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Good has come out of evil.
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